Ok, about a month ago my computer crashed because of the Blue Screen of Death and now my computer wont turn on. Ok, I know a little about computer but I'm pretty sure I can take the hard drive of my DESKTOP and transfer the files to my laptop but the thing is I don't know how...

Can anyone help me please? How do I connect the hard drive to the laptop and can anyone suggest a good external hard drive so that I can tranfer the files.

The cheapest solution might be to see if a knowledgeable friend is willing to add your HDD to his or her computer temporarily and then connect your laptop via a network.

Another possibility would be an external SATA enclosure (I assume your HDD is an SATA model) such this one from Dabs. I've no idea if it would work (the enclosure may not recognise the disk formatting) but at that price it might be worth a punt if there's no other option.

BTW, Gordon won't exactly get rich on that purchase but don't forget that CameraLabs (not me) earns a small commission if you start your purchase from this page rather than the direct link I just supplied.

Sure you can. You first need to find out if the drive is IDE or SATA. IDE is a big rectangular block connector with a lot of pins and a (generally) flat cable, where sata is a way smaller connector with a small flat cable on it. Google image search for easier recognition.

Based on that, there are several docks you can get. Sharkoon offers some, and there are more simple adapters. Keep in mind your laptop uses smaller drives so directly connecting it won't work.

I'd go for a dock/connector with USB (every laptop has this), or eSata (only for the newer laptops)

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